Music To My Ears

Every once in awhile, a song really effects your thoughts.

You whistle the tune at work.

Hum it in the shower.

Rock it out in the car.

I've never been one to "just listen" to the music. I've never said that was a nice fill, a nice fret, or a great note. I have, however, been touched by lyrics, inspired by words, and effected by unaltered thoughts.

Basically, I hear the words before I enjoy the tune (Maybe that's why I can't dance?).

Anyways, I found one of those songs the other day on my way to work. The song is called "The Twenty-First Time" and it is by Monk & Neagle. It's just one of those songs that really makes you think.

I hate that.

I posted the lyrics below, but if you read anything at all...read the last two stanzas. How elegant it is to have all of your thoughts summed up in 72 words. If anything, I hope someone reading my blog says the same thing about the text I type :)

Nowhere to live
Nowhere to fall
He used to have money
But he's wasted it all
His face is a photograph burned in mind
But I pretend not to see him for the twenty-first time

He sleeps under stars, it's all he can afford
His blankets an old coat he's had since the war
He stands on the corner of Carter and Vine
But I pretend not to see him for the twenty-first time

He may be a drifter who's grown old and gray
But what if it's Jesus and I walk away
I say I'm the body and drink of the wine
But I pretend not to see him for the twenty-first time

She's 29 but she feels 48
She can't raise three kids on minimum wage
She's crying in back of the welfare line
But I pretend not to see her for the twenty-first time

She may be a stranger trying to get through the day
But what if it's Jesus and I walk away
I say I'm the body and drink of the wine
But I pretend not to see her for the twenty-first time

This is a call for a change in my heart
I realize that I've not been doing my part
When I needed a Savior, I found it in Him
He gave to me, now I'll give back to them

Drifter or stranger, daughter or son
I'll look for Jesus in everyone
'Cause I am the body and drink of the wine
And I'm thankful there's more than the twenty-first time